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Remember the 43 Mexican students who vanished in 2014? Families are still hunting for answers—and nothing looks good for the government's cover-ups. / The New Yorker
Hungary's Viktor Orbán arrives in the United States to meet with Donald Trump. / The Guardian
A German man who got 217 coronavirus vaccines shows no signs of being infected with the virus that causes Covid. / BBC News
The postal service's free at-home Covid tests are being suspended on Friday. / USPS
China ramps up its efforts to replace US tech with homegrown alternatives. / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Ahead of tonight's State of the Union, a report card for President Biden's year in office. / Politico
The White House backs a bill to effectively ban TikTok, no matter the Biden campaign's recent embrace. / NPR
See also: "The British Museum tries and fails to get down with the girlies." / dazed
Examples of work by Riken Yamamoto, winner of this year's Pritzker Prize. Also, some examples of expensive art sold this weekend at the Frieze fair. / arch daily, Artsy
Photographs from the Shibuya City Botanical Garden, Japan's smallest indoor arboretum. / Spoon & Tamago
Pet owners can now share their companions' athletic routines via Strava for dogs. / Outside
A study finds the majority of people killed in police chases are passengers or pedestrians, not fleeing drivers. / The San Francisco Chronicle
Watch: The dangers of trucks' jacked-up grill height. / YouTube
Sound design consultants explain how to make a good soundtrack for a restaurant. / The Financial Times [+]
"If they're not right, which they never are, it's a sadness." A surprisingly long piece on the woes of men who think about pants. / The New York Times Magazine [+]
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